Factors associated with hospital admission for COVID-19 in HIV patients
Antonio Di Biagio, Elena Ricci, Leonardo Calza, Nicola Squillace, Barbara Menzaghi, Stefano Rusconi, Giancarlo Orofino, Olivia Bargiacchi, Chiara Molteni, Laura Valsecchi, Giovanni Cenderello, Sergio Ferrara, Annalisa Saracino, Paolo Maggi, Katia Falasca, Lucia Taramasso, Paolo Bonfanti
Abstract
: This study reports on hospital admission and outcomes of 69 HIV-infected individuals who were diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2 infection between February and May 2020, in a network of Italian centres. Patients' characteristics and median days between symptoms and diagnosis were similar by hospital admission, whereas admitted patients had lower nadir CD4 cells and current lymphocytes count. These values were also correlated to worse COVID-19 outcome. Antiretroviral drugs did not seem to be associated with disease severity.